Ultrasonic diagnosis of fatty liver and its correlation with blood fat,blood glucose and obesity

AIM: To explore the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fatty liver and its correlation with blood fat,blood glucose and obesity. METHODS: From 1122 physical examinees from August 2005 to March 2006,360 cases of fatty liver and 762 normal controls were compared in the above 3 factors and age,body mass index(BMI). RESULTS: The prevalence rate of fatty liver in male was higher than that in female (46.3% vs 11.2%, P0.05); the prevalence rate in 51-60 years group was the highest(53.6%), and the prevalence rates among various age groups were significantly different via χ2 testing(P0.05); four indexes of triglyceride(TG),total cholesterol(TC),blood glucose and BMI in patients with fatty liver were significantly higher than those in control group (P0.05), and with the increase of severity,the risk of abnormal blood fat increased(P0.05), the possibility of blood glucose abnormity increased as well(P0.05). CONCLUSION: The incidence of fatty liver has a positive correlation with the levels in blood fat,blood glucose and obesity. Moreover,ultrasonic diagnosis has an important clinic application value for fatty liver.